DC Daily Roundup: Esports at Maryland Rec Center; High Schoolers’ Brain Algorithm; Power Data Centers with Coal?

Baltimore esports lounge opens in rec center

The parks department’s director and chief technology officer discussed the just-launched E-Sports Lab at Medfield Recreation Center with my colleague Alanah Nichole Davis. Mayor Brandon Scott called the new space  a “technological sanctuary.”

“Baltimore should have access to recreation spaces that are equipped with high-quality, state-of-the-art things that actually meet their needs,” the mayor said.

The women leading Vanguard’s IT services

It’s still not easy to be a woman leader in IT, but Vanguard has been working to empower its female workforce. Not an empty claim — the women at the top testify to it.

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